Yeah, just trying something similar out. :) I should probably clean it up and give Nick an FAQ diff, as long as he commits the section on how to do this so cvs blame doesn't make me a windows expert - "just ask bob - he does NFS *and* Windows..."
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Wade, Daniel <dw...@meridium.com> wrote: > Put the following in a txt file then: diskpart /s c:\openbsd_me.txt > Untested, but that's the idea. > And yep in windows world the disks starts at 0 and the partitions at 1 > > Select disk 0 > Select part 3 > Active > Exit > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Beck [mailto:b...@obtuse.com] > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 2:01 PM > To: Kenneth Westerback > Cc: Wade, Daniel; OpenBSD Tech > Subject: Re: 5.5 and dual-boot > > ... although having scripted the fdisk on openbsd quite nicely so I > can't screw it up, proceeed to forget that windows numbers partitions > starting at 1, not 0, in diskpart, and am now digging for a usb stick > and kicking myself in the ass.. > > Someone good at windows could take pity on me and mail me a batch fie > to activate partition *3* on disk 0 with diskpart :) > > I might even buy them a beer or 13 for it. > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:43 AM, Bob Beck <b...@obtuse.com> wrote: >> Why I hadn't thought of going back to that I don't know.. It actually >> works better for me since I don't then normally have to wait for the >> windows bootloader screen... as at least in my case 90% of the time >> the laptop runs OpenBSD.. >> >> Of course now after testing it I have to wait for windows to finish >> installing update because I haven't booted it in too long.. >> >> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:27 AM, Kenneth Westerback >> <kwesterb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Mar 7, 2014 1:10 PM, "Wade, Daniel" <dw...@meridium.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I've been dual booting for years and never once use dd to copy the >>> openbsd.pbr >>>> If I'm in windows world and want to boot into OpenBSD I run diskpart and >>> flip the active partition. >>>> Same in the other direction, fdisk -e and flip the active back to windows. >>> >>>> I am my own boot manager. >>> >>> Dude, we need a Daniel mode in mg just to keep that line alive! :-) >>> >>> .... Ken >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: owner-t...@openbsd.org [mailto:owner-t...@openbsd.org] On Behalf Of >>> Bob Beck >>>> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 12:15 PM >>>> To: Theo de Raadt >>>> Cc: Mark Kettenis; Stuart Henderson; Jean-Philippe Luiggi; OpenBSD >>> technical list >>>> Subject: Re: 5.5 and dual-boot >>>> >>>> It will affect everyone who needs windows on a laptop for work - or >>>> filling out pdf forms for foundations, things like that. >>>> >>>> It is a good way to ensure snaps get tested less on real hardware. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Theo de Raadt <dera...@cvs.openbsd.org> >>> wrote: >>>> >> actually more painful than having to boot windows is to always have >>>> >> something handy to boot the snap from in order to dd the bootblock off >>>> >> in case you forget to do it before rebooting, or you're fucked. >>>> > >>>> > The new installboot was enabled around a month ago. The issue is only >>>> > being talked about now. >>>> > >>>> > Apparently... this dual-boot issue is only seen now, indicating that >>>> > these people don't upgrade very often, or participate in the test >>>> > cycles leading up to release. >>>> > >>>> > Hey, I get it. Just let's not over-estimate how many people this will >>>> > affect. >>>> >>>> >
